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Norbord announces maintenance downtime

TORONTO, Jan. 24 /CNW/ - Norbord Inc. (TSX:NBD) announced today it will
suspend operations for four weeks to conduct planned maintenance on its OSB
press line at Joanna, South Carolina. This maintenance work is scheduled to
begin on February 4, 2008.
Previously, Norbord announced that a six to eight week curtailment will
be taken at its Guntown, Mississippi OSB mill during Q1 2008 to rebuild its
press. This project is expected to begin in March 2008.
"We are taking a low cost approach to managing our routine and essential
maintenance by extending project timeframes to allow for most of the work to
be done by our own employees," said Barrie Shineton, Norbord's President and
CEO. "We believe this is the best time to do the work that will optimize our
assets so they are running at peak performance when markets eventually
recover."
Norbord also confirmed that there would be minimal disruption to
customers during the maintenance projects. "We will leverage our mills in the
region to ensure customers continue to receive a high level of service," said
Mr. Shineton
Annual production capacity is 500 MMsf - 3/8" at Joanna and 430 MMsf -
3/8" at Guntown.
Norbord Inc. is an international producer of wood-based panels and is a
publicly traded company listed on the TSX under the symbol NBD.
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